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The article discusses the controversy surrounding the 20th century U.S. mural titled "Life of Washington," by Victor Arnautoff at George Washington High School in San Francisco, California, within the context of the American collective memory of historic racism, slavery and U.S. President George Washington. 1960s-era High school students' resentment of the depiction of African Americans in the aforementioned mural from a colonial perspective is discussed.